IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Birchwood

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1994MA023003

User Pedon ID: S1994MA023003

Vegetation Plot ID: S1994MA023003

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 95P0006

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67024

Print Date: 2/16/2025

LOCATION

Location In Web Soil Survey

AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.

Location in SoilWeb

Location in Google Maps

Std. Latitude: 41.6741676

Std. Longitude: -70.8105545

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: Marion Quad-central section, town of Mattapoisett 2700 feet east of north street/195 exit ramp. 3800 feet south of Route 195. MA-well site MA038.5

State: Massachusetts

County: MA023—Plymouth

MLRA: 144A—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MA023—Plymouth County, Massachusetts

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41070-F7—Marion, Massachusetts

PEDON

Describers Name: Meredith Slater, Richard Pullman, LeaAnn Pytlik, Jim Turenne

Current Taxonomic Class: Mixed, mesic Oxyaquic Udipsamments

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: representative pedon for component

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Pedon #: 3

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Birchwood

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 5/20/2013

Classifier - Marissa Theve

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Birchwood

Taxonomic Class - Sandy over loamy, mixed, nonacid Aquic Udorthents

Classificaton Date - 9/21/1994

Moisture Class - udic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

Certification Status: certified

SITE

Parent Material: till derived from igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rock

Landscape: upland

Landform: drumlin

Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope

Hill Slope Profile: shoulder

Slope Position: lower third

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: concave

Drainage Class: moderately well

Surface Fragments: 21.00 percent

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 9/21/1994 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: 1-158

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
QUAL QUVE	Quercus alba Quercus velutina	white oak black oak	— —	— —	— —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
fibric soil materials ochric epipedon hemic soil materials sapric soil materials densic materials densic contact	0—3 0—13 3—5 5—6 132—180 132—	—- —- —- —- —- —-

Setting and Climate
Slope	Slope Length USLE	Upslope Length	Elev.	Corr. Elev	Aspect	MAP	REAP	FFD	MAAT	MSAT	MWAT	MAST	MSST	MWST	MFFP	PE Index	Climate Station ID	Climate Station Name	Climate Station Type
%	m				degrees	mm	mm		C						mm
5	—	—	26	—	90	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) slightly decomposed plant material; 21.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00032

Oe—3 to 5 centimeters (1.2 to 2.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) moderately decomposed plant material; 21.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00033

Oa—5 to 6 centimeters (2.0 to 2.4 inches); black (5YR 2/1) highly decomposed plant material; rapid permeability; 21.0 very fine to medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00034

Oa—6 to 11 centimeters (2.4 to 4.3 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) highly decomposed plant material; massive; loose; rapid permeability; 21.0 very fine to medium roots and 3.0 coarse roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00035

Oa—11 to 13 centimeters (4.3 to 5.1 inches); 80 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) and 20 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) highly decomposed plant material; massive; loose; rapid permeability; 3.0 very fine roots and 21.0 fine and medium roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00036

Bh—13 to 15 centimeters (5.1 to 5.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) loamy sand; massive; loose; moderate permeability; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 21.0 medium roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00037

Bhs—15 to 19 centimeters (5.9 to 7.5 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) loamy sand; massive; very friable; moderate permeability; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 21.0 medium roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00038

Bw1—19 to 40 centimeters (7.5 to 15.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loamy sand; massive; friable; moderate permeability; 21.0 very fine to medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00039

Bw2—40 to 65 centimeters (15.7 to 25.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sand; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium prominent irregular and 5 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) medium faint irregular and 15 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium and coarse distinct irregular mottles; massive; very friable; rapid permeability; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium roots; 5 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter granite fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00040

Bw3—65 to 103 centimeters (25.6 to 40.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) sand; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium and coarse prominent irregular mottles; massive; very friable; rapid permeability; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium roots; 5 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter granite fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00041

C—103 to 132 centimeters (40.6 to 52.0 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) sand; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium and coarse prominent irregular mottles; massive; loose; rapid permeability; 5 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter granite fragments and 5 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter granite fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00042

2Cd—132 to 180 centimeters (52.0 to 70.9 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) gravelly fine sandy loam; 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) coarse distinct irregular and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium and coarse prominent irregular mottles; massive; extremely firm*; brittle; slow permeability; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 10 percent distinct light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), moist, silt coats on upper surfaces of peds or rocks; 3 percent medium and coarse irregular extremely weakly coherent cemented reddish black (10R 2/1) iron-manganese concretions around rock fragments; 1 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter granite fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, chlorophenol red. Lab sample # 95P00043. patchy - phpvsfiid 1091728; patchy - phpvsfiid 1091728